What begins as an enquiry on things that mean other things itself becomes a thing that means other things, too. And whatever exactly that thing is, the latest by one of Canada's most ingenious auteurs is another astounding feat of cerebral and cinephilic dexterity.

Daniel Cockburn was born in Belleville, Ontario and studied film at York University. His feature film script The Engineers received the TIFF Telefilm Canada Pitch This! prize and his award-winning feature You Are Here (10) played Locarno, Toronto, Rotterdam, and over 40 other festivals. The Argument (with annotations) (17) is his latest film.